Freeman Means Business' Wonder Women in Business Podcast

At Willis Towers Watson, Amanda Scott is the Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Leader based in London. She leads a global team that helps clients evaluate and address the critical people-related issues, assets, liabilities, risks and opportunities surrounding corporate transactions. She inspires people to think differently about the future as they implement large-scale organizational change to drive innovation, diversity, and positive growth.

She is also the CEO/Founder of Mike’s Mates, a mental health charity in the UK. Additionally, Amanda is a Board Member for Global Women 4 Wellbeing (GW4W) and the Viviana Durante Ballet Company; remuneration committee member for Pensions Management Institute (PMI), and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion council member at Bayes Business School.

She regularly publishes industry thought leadership, provides commentary to the UK press and social media, and is an active public speaker. She has also received awards for Excellence in Leadership from Consulting Magazine; Corporate Leader of the Year by National Business Women’s Awards; HERoes for Inclusion and Diversity by Yahoo Finance; and was awarded as one of the UK 50 Leading Lights for Leadership & Kindness from Women of the Future.

Amanda graduated with an MBA in Management & Organization, and Finance from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. There she was the 2007 President and 2006 Vice President of Finance of the Board of Directors for the Part-Time MBA Association. Additionally, she holds a BA in Natural Sciences from Johns Hopkins University.

Kirtana (Keer-tha-na) Kalavapudi (she/her) wears many hats: Lawyer, Yoga Practitioner, Parent, Partner, Public Policy Advocate, Runner, and Earl Grey Aficionado (the more Bergamot, the better).  Kirtana's professional experience includes serving the public at Social Security Administration and internships at the George Washington University, Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program, Equip for Equality, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and Walgreen Co.  Kirtana's academic experience includes a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, a Master of Public Health in Health Policy from the George Washington University, and Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Notre Dame of Maryland University.  Kirtana currently lives in Maryland with her partner, spouse, and Husky pup.  She enjoys training for and running in local races, facilitating yoga classes to foster a greater sense of connection in her community, and traveling around the world.  Kirtana also serves as the Co-Executive Editor for the National Association of Women Lawyers' Women Lawyers Journal.

Eleni Delimpaltadaki Janis

CEO | CHIEF INVESTMENT

Expertise: ESG Investing |

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Lawyer turned ad woman turned boy mom turned performance artist and writer, Drew Kramer is a cat with nine lives. With a Masters in Transformation, she's writing her own script. Her current work, The Lady & the Floofs is a cross-platform story that speaks to the challenges facing Millennial Parents and their Floofs.

A Floof is a creature with many needs. The Lady is a sassy and mischievous caretaker that helps grown ups and Floofs unpack this big, sometimes scary, wonderful world of ours. In person, in print and online, the Lady uses stories (original and others!), songs and sensory food play to encourage Floofs of all ages to try things.

Jessica Yarbrough has quickly developed a reputation of being one of the best business strategists for coaches and consultants who want to sell and scale ultra-high-end services. Her background is in international business and she has built multiple companies.

Jessica is a genius at showing entrepreneurs how to build an expert platform, rapidly raise their value, build credibility and attract high-paying clients. She loves teaching entrepreneurs how to grow their influence and make the income and impact they desire.

Kym is an attorney admitted in the States of New York and Florida. She graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Psychology from Union College. Her interest in psychology and passion for advocacy and problem-solving, lead her to attend Pace University School of Law where she earned her J.D.. Kym continued her studies in the law and earned an L.L.M. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law the following year.

Prior to starting her law practice, Kym worked at several boutique litigation firms in New York City, White Plains, Boca Raton, and Fort Lauderdale. She also participated in several legal clinics, while she was a law student, and volunteered at the New York County Access to Justice Program earlier in her career.

In her current legal practice, Kym serves the legal needs of entrepreneurs, many who are women and mothers, as a counselor, advisor, and advocate. She has been a guest speaker, author, and will be a guest on a podcast that will air later this year, relating to issues including: motherhood-work life balance; attorney wellness and mindfulness; and entrepreneurship/mompreneurship.

Follow her on Instagram for tips, thoughts, and inspiration on your business endeavors!

Kymberly A. Robinson

Attorney at Law

Admitted in NY & FL (inactive)

(914) 462-2021

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MICHELLE BANKS is a Senior Advisor at BarkerGilmore specializing in providing executive coaching to corporate general counsel. She also leads law department strategic retreats and professional development workshops. Michelle is co-founder of UCLA Law Women LEAD, a network of more than 3,000 women law students and alumnae at her alma mater, where she also guest teaches annually in the professional development program. Before joining Gap Inc. in 1999, Michelle worked as legal counsel for the Golden State Warriors NBA team and in Tokyo as American counsel for Itochu Corporation. Her prior law firm practice with Sheppard Mullin and Morrison & Foerster in California and New York focused on corporate finance and international commercial transactions.

Lauren A. Tetenbaum, LMSW, JD, PMH-C is an advocate and therapist certified in perinatal mental health. With an approach grounded in empathy and emotional intelligence, Lauren counsels millennial and young women on romantic relationships, career choices, pregnancy and parenting, anxiety, and family dynamics. A mother of two with a decade of experience in the legal industry, Lauren is passionate about supporting working parents and advancing gender equity. She facilitates support groups for postpartum women and frequently speaks on maternal wellness issues in media and via corporate workshops. Lauren strives to build connections and give back to her community.

Lauren A. Tetenbaum, LMSW, JD, PMH-C is an advocate and therapist certified in perinatal mental health. With an approach grounded in empathy and emotional intelligence, Lauren counsels millennial and young women on romantic relationships, career choices, pregnancy and parenting, anxiety, and family dynamics. A mother of two with a decade of experience in the legal industry, Lauren is passionate about supporting working parents and advancing gender equity. She facilitates support groups for postpartum women and frequently speaks on maternal wellness issues in media and via corporate workshops. Lauren strives to build connections and give back to her community.

A respected and experienced business executive, Marcie Dickson is pursuing her vision to make alternative dispute resolution more transparent, inclusive, and diverse – by opening it up beyond the small club of insiders who dominate the industry. Leveraging nearly 20 years of business development experience – including as the only Black female Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer in ADR nationally and one of only a handful in the legal industry – Marcie now leads an experienced team and a prominent and diverse panel of neutrals at Alterity ADR.

Bloomberg Law, Forbes, The American Lawyer, Law360, and the American Bar Association have recognized Dickson’s work. She is a guest host of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section podcast, “Resolutions” and serves as a steering committee member of the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge (ERA) and the Black In-House Counsel Black Diamond Series. Additionally, Dickson is a member of several organizations, including the Atlanta International Arbitration Society, the National Association of Women Lawyers, the National Bar Association, the American Marketing Association, and the Legal Marketing Association (LMA). Marcie is an executive member of the Atlanta Business Chronicle Leadership Trust and Forbes Business Council and serves as an editorial advisory council member of Southern Lawyer and Harvard Business Review.

She is a proud graduate of the University of Virginia and resides with her family in Atlanta.